10 Aspects of a Powerful Mindset | Your Fitness Won’t Ever Improve If…

• Your phyiscal fitness won’t ever improve or be at the highest level possible if you don’t focus on obtaining the 10 components of a powerful mindset. I promise.
• Put these 2 lists on your wall, in your box, or where you train. The two lists of 10 are separate but powerfully connected.
• Every person who even remotely understands the purpose and goal of training their body, should understand and learn that the right mentality is imperative.

The 10 Components of Physical Fitness

• 1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance - The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
• 2. Stamina - The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
• 3. Strength - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
• 4. Flexibility - the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
• 5. Power - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.
• 6. Speed - The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
• 7. Coordination - The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
• 8. Agility - The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
• 9. Balance - The ability to control the placement of the bodies’ center of gravity in relation to its support base.
• 10. Accuracy - The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.

The 10 Components of a Powerful Mindset

• 1. Awareness – Knowledge and deep consciousness about mind, emotions & actions
• 2. Belief – Confidence and faith in ability, training, team, coaching & goals
• 3. Focus – A clear and strong vision & ability to direct attention & effort solely to that purpose & controllable factors
• 4. Control – Ability to exercise restraint and direction over emotions & thoughts
• 5. Courage – the quality of mind that enables a person to face difficulty, unknown, discomfort, etc.; bravery
• 6. Adaptability – ability to adjust oneself readily to different conditions and recover from adversary
• 7. Positivity – the state of being positive and optimistic
• 8. Coachability – ability to take direction and be coached effectively
• 9. Perseverance – steady & solid persistence on course of action towards purpose
• 10. Balance – mental steadiness or emotional stability to maintain wellness; habit of calm behavior & judgment

If even 1 of the mental aspects is missing or is weak, than physical greatness can not be achieved.

Learn and understand these components, identify the areas you need to improve and express to your athletes the importance of consistently trying to hone all 10 areas of an Powerful Mindset

Dawn Fletcher has an M.A. in Kinesiology with a focus on Sport Psychology. She is a CrossFit Coach and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) in San Diego, CA. She specializes in the mental aspect of performance and works with CrossFitters on achieving elite fitness.